Source A
London marathon celebrity times as records smashed - how do you compare?
mirror.co.uk
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/london-marathon-celebrity-times-records-37073803
Comparison
Winner: Source B is less manipulative
Source B appears less manipulative than Source A for this narrative.
Source B
The celebrities who ran the 2026 London marathon and their times: Are you faster than these famous faces?
runnersworld.com
https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/marathon/a71085764/celebrity-runners-marathon-times/
Topics
Instant verdict
Less biased source: Source B
More emotional framing: Source B
More one-sided framing: Source A
Weaker evidence quality: Source A
More manipulative overall: Source A
Narrative conflict
Source A main narrative
Cynthia Erivo, running for the Kings Trust and Shameless Fund, beat her 2022 time as she took just three hours and 35 minutes to get around and she said: "There was a little rough moment where I thought it was…
Source B main narrative
That's almost 14 minutes faster than when she ran in 2022.
Conflict summary
Stance contrast: Cynthia Erivo, running for the Kings Trust and Shameless Fund, beat her 2022 time as she took just three hours and 35 minutes to get around and she said: "There was a little rough moment where I thought it was… Alternative framing: That's almost 14 minutes faster than when she ran in 2022.
Source A stance
Cynthia Erivo, running for the Kings Trust and Shameless Fund, beat her 2022 time as she took just three hours and 35 minutes to get around and she said: "There was a little rough moment where I thought it was…
Stance confidence: 53%
Source B stance
That's almost 14 minutes faster than when she ran in 2022.
Stance confidence: 53%
Central stance contrast
Stance contrast: Cynthia Erivo, running for the Kings Trust and Shameless Fund, beat her 2022 time as she took just three hours and 35 minutes to get around and she said: "There was a little rough moment where I thought it was… Alternative framing: That's almost 14 minutes faster than when she ran in 2022.
Why this pair fits comparison
- Candidate type: Alternative framing
- Comparison quality: 53%
- Event overlap score: 32%
- Contrast score: 71%
- Contrast strength: Strong comparison
- Stance contrast strength: High
- Event overlap: Topical overlap is moderate. URL context points to the same episode.
- Contrast signal: Stance contrast: Cynthia Erivo, running for the Kings Trust and Shameless Fund, beat her 2022 time as she took just three hours and 35 minutes to get around and she said: "There was a little rough moment where I thought…
Key claims and evidence
Key claims in source A
- Cynthia Erivo, running for the Kings Trust and Shameless Fund, beat her 2022 time as she took just three hours and 35 minutes to get around and she said: "There was a little rough moment where I thought it was never goi…
- Former England cricket captain Sir Alastair did it in 3 hours five minutes and 15 seconds and said: “Cricket’s easy.
- There’s no hiding place here.” Welsh football Aaron Ramsey, running for It’s Never You, fell just 30 seconds short of a three hour run.
- Organisers are exploring the possibility of changing the schedule, which would allow the elite men's and women's competitions to be held on separate days while also boosting charity fundraising by doubling the number of…
Key claims in source B
- That's almost 14 minutes faster than when she ran in 2022.
- Although his previous PB is unknown, That didn't stop him running 05:51:53.
- Harry Clark, everyone’s favourite Traitor, ran the 2026 London Marathon in a time of 04:38:34.
- Below is the current list of famous faces who are running the 2026 London Marathon, along with their 2026 London Marathon finish times (plus any previous best running times)Celebrities who ran the London Marathon 2026An…
Text evidence
Evidence from source A
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key claim
Cynthia Erivo, running for the Kings Trust and Shameless Fund, beat her 2022 time as she took just three hours and 35 minutes to get around and she said: "There was a little rough moment wh…
A key claim that anchors the narrative framing.
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key claim
Former England cricket captain Sir Alastair did it in 3 hours five minutes and 15 seconds and said: “Cricket’s easy.
A key claim that anchors the narrative framing.
Evidence from source B
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key claim
Below is the current list of famous faces who are running the 2026 London Marathon, along with their 2026 London Marathon finish times (plus any previous best running times)Celebrities who…
A key claim that anchors the narrative framing.
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key claim
That's almost 14 minutes faster than when she ran in 2022.
A key claim that anchors the narrative framing.
Bias/manipulation evidence
No concise text evidence snippets were extracted for this section yet.
How score signals are formed
Bias score signal
Bias signal combines framing pressure, emotional wording, selective emphasis, and one-sided narrative markers.
Emotionality signal
Emotionality rises when evidence contains emotionally loaded wording and evaluative labels.
One-sidedness signal
One-sidedness rises when one frame dominates and alternative interpretations are weakly represented.
Evidence strength signal
Evidence strength rises with concrete claims, attributed statements, and verifiable contextual support.
Source A
35%
emotionality: 29 · one-sidedness: 35
Detected in Source A
Emotional reasoning
Source B
28%
emotionality: 31 · one-sidedness: 30
Detected in Source B
framing effect
Metrics
Framing differences
- Source A emotionality: 29/100 vs Source B: 31/100
- Source A one-sidedness: 35/100 vs Source B: 30/100
- Stance contrast: Cynthia Erivo, running for the Kings Trust and Shameless Fund, beat her 2022 time as she took just three hours and 35 minutes to get around and she said: "There was a little rough moment where I thought it was… Alternative framing: That's almost 14 minutes faster than when she ran in 2022.
Possible omitted/downplayed context
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